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title: "What did the British offer to enslaved African Americans in exchange for looting and burning the Capitol Building in Washington D.C.?"  
description: "What did the British offer to enslaved African Americans in exchange for looting and burning the Capitol Building in Washington D.C.?"  
author: "Howard fuller"  
published: 2018-04-25  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/41777/what-did-the-british-offer-to-enslaved-african-americans-in-exchange-for-looting-and-burning-the-capitol-building-in-washington-d-c  
category: "history, politics & society"  
tags: ["usa history"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# What did the British offer to enslaved African Americans in exchange for looting and burning the Capitol Building in Washington D.C.?

What did the British offer to enslaved [African Americans](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/42788/during-world-war-i-how-did-the-lives-of-african-americans-in-the-military-reflect-the-lives-of-african-americans-at-home) in [exchange](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/42784/how-did-the-columbian-exchange-the-mutual-transfer-of-material-goods-commodities-animals-and-diseases) for looting and burning the Capitol [Building](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/23381/interior-decoration-for-tech-offices) in [Washington D.C](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/43063/what-african-american-farmer-and-surveyor-helped-design-the-city-of-washington-d-c).?


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